Jump to content
Talk Sox
  • Create Account

Hugh2

Verified Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    4,264

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    7

 Content Type 

Profiles

Boston Red Sox Videos

2026 Boston Red Sox Top Prospects Ranking

Boston Red Sox Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits

Guides & Resources

2025 Boston Red Sox Draft Pick Tracker

News

2026 Boston Red Sox Draft Tracker: Picks & Bonuses

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by Hugh2

  1. Hugh2
    DD always seem to have a few other guys thrown into every trade. It's like the man was allergic to trading for a player with anything short of handing over at least 3 guys.
  2. Hugh2
    It's very plausible that Crochet and Buehler become our #1 and #2,
  3. Hugh2
    Oh wait you're goin by Moons ratings, my bad.
  4. Hugh2
    The talked about Soto on the latest podcast. They really really really like him and are high on him. Justin Gonzalez is ranked 25th.
  5. Hugh2
    You're 100% spot on, but nothing this team does anymore flabbergasts me.
  6. Hugh2
    If he was going to sign an extension, I don't think anyone would expect it to be announced until spring training.
  7. Hugh2
    Tanner Scott signs, with…..get this, the Dodgers.
  8. Hugh2
    Ah dude I’m with you there. And for the record my “sour grapes” comment was directed at those front offices not you. i admire the dodgers. They invest heavily in scouting, drafting and developing player AND THEN go out and are unafraid to spend the money.. the only thing that is going stop LA is if their ownership group comes down with John Henry disease
  9. Hugh2
    Sasaki is going to cost them nothing. $6 million bonus aside he’s going to cost what any good cost controlled player would cost any team. stopping deferred payments would do absolutely nothing to prevent the dodgers from signing someone Sasaki.
  10. Hugh2
    Super teams make a sport. It’s been proven that a sport does better when there’s a super team. the fans love it and their base grows exponentially, and the rest of the league needs a villain. how much sweeter was 2004 because we beat the New York Yankees? The Dodgers will become the villain baseball needs, and they’re in the N.L. in hope we get to beat them in the World Series again some day.
  11. Hugh2
    International draft
  12. Hugh2
    No, Jim Bowden is not reporting that. He said there are several front offices who believe there was a pre-cut deal and that there may be an investigation, there’s already been an investigation. sounds like sour grapes to me.
  13. Hugh2
    Well from that vantage point everyone has the exact kind of depth. They all got 40 men and a 165 domestic reserve. But point taken.
  14. Hugh2
    Not a point I ever refuted, but as you said the difference was injuries it was KEY injuries. Unless you have some kind of definitive proof that better players are more likely to be hurt in boston than guys who suck I'm not sure what point you're trying to make. My point stands, every team deals with injuries. Does it hurt more when you don't have depth? or hurt more when those are key players? of course. Never did I say the opposite of that. There's still an element of luck, and when you couple that with the additions they've made and the young talent coming up to the bigs AND you were to add a few more pieces (E.G. Bregman, Scott) I think the Sox have all the ingredients to be a contender next year.
  15. Hugh2
    Thank you for making my point.
  16. Hugh2
    Ok, let me officially state I'm not saying you explicitly said that but you did imply it, maybe not with intent but you did when say things like "The only legit reasons to have a shred of optimism about our 2025 offense are Anthony and Campbell." Which by the way......is one of the reasons I'm optimistic.
  17. Hugh2
    It was key players, but if it was anything real, and not just bad luck, the Sox would have a much much larger pool of players down than other teams. They lost 2 more players than the world series winners, negligible in my book. So that squashes that theory flat.
  18. Hugh2
    Yeah I get that, but you do realize theres a very large concept of luck involved. Sox lost 28 players last year and the Dodgers lost 26. The Red Sox could lose 20 players next year and end up with a worse record. Or they could lose 30 players and win the division. You can't really determine whether your GOOD players or your BAD players are going to get injured.
  19. Hugh2
    So Duran sucks, Abreu sucks, Devers sucks, Story is guaranteed to be injured again and suck, Casas sucks and anyone else they trade or sign for this offseason is going to suck? I'd call that pessimism.
  20. Hugh2
    Red Sox players missed a total of 1,928 games last year. Dodgers, who won the series, players missed a total of 2,158 games last year. Although both the Red Sox and Dodgers were both at the top in terms of total games missed with very different results. Guys get hurt all over baseball, I don't think that really needs much explaining nor does that mean anything about the Sox falling apart down the stretch. It happens, that doesn't mean the team is devoid of any talent is going to suck in perpetuity. You don't guys like Duran/Abreu/Houck + are good? and would look much better with rookie elite talent infusion + seasoned veterans who can still play? E.G. Anthony + Bregman? I don't really think it needs to be explained that all teams deal with injuries.
  21. Hugh2
    Bregman makes sense to me.....it's Bregman at 2nd that doesn't. He's a gold glover at 3B and you have one of the worse defensive third baseman. It makes all the sense in the world to play him there and slide Devers to DH.
  22. Hugh2
    Yes...it is.
  23. Hugh2
    He will be a nice addition in Worcester.
  24. Hugh2
    They had a much better Catcher, Anthony Rizzo, a MUCH better Gleyber Torres, a better 3B, a much better DJ LeMahieu A lot of those guys who were better in 2022 are just guys getting older (many of whom are still with them). If anything this outlines how much variations can happen, Sox went from 2 games within a world series to last place from 2021-2022 with very little roster change. This Yankees team is even older now, and the Sox are younger WITH added talent. I'm not running to Vegas and betting on them going to the world series, but I suppose you can say my cup ISN'T half empty.
  25. Hugh2
    I don't disagree, but this is true for every other team in baseball. It's also just a piece of the puzzle, guys coming back in 2025 aside, you still have the youth movement that should all be poised to take steps forward. My point continues to be, the Sox have the pieces on the board to take a step forward, there's no one who really looks like they're going to dominate the A.L. THe league is very winnable, and I'd be very excited if the Sox signed "bregman and scott"
×
×
  • Create New...